I would like to take this opportunity to explain China's position on this question.

I take this opportunity to congratulate you, Mr. Chairman, upon your election.

Take advantage of every opportunity.

Let me take this opportunity to comment on the situations of Zimbabwe and northern Uganda.

We take this opportunity to hail South Africa's efforts to restore peace to Côte d'Ivoire.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your message to the Conference.

I should like to take this unique opportunity to recall the events of 11 September 2001.

We take this opportunity strongly to condemn the terrorist attacks that recently took place in London.

We would like to take this opportunity to express our appreciation to the many troop contributors.

I take this opportunity to congratulate the Government and people of Ethiopia for that noble decision.

I take this opportunity to convey to Your Excellency the renewed assurances of my highest consideration.

We would like to take this opportunity to restate our position on the status of Jerusalem.

We would like to take this opportunity to commend the Secretary General on his endeavours and leadership in this process.

In this regard, let me take this opportunity to present our preliminary views on the substantive aspects of the FMCT.

I also take this opportunity to congratulate Judge Pocar on his recent assumption of that important post.

I would furthermore also like to take this opportunity to welcome our new colleagues to the Conference.

Does Thailand intend to take this opportunity to modify its internal legislation concerning the financing of terrorism?

But an overarching collective commitment is needed to take advantage of this opportunity, and to achieve inclusive development.

They take this opportunity to visit as many different countries as they can by translating posts into French.

We shall take this opportunity to share some of our experiences with implementation of the World Programme of Action.

The delegation of the Federal Republic of Germany would like to take this opportunity to introduce the draft resolution.

I would like to take this opportunity to assure them of our cooperation and support in their new assignments.

I would like to take this opportunity to extend my felicitations to other members of the Bureau as well.

I would like to take this opportunity to reiterate Romania's full support for Mr. Jessen Petersen as he tackles this year's many challenges.

Mr. Maqungo (South Africa) We abstained in the voting on the Declaration and take this opportunity to explain our vote.

I also wish to take this opportunity to tell Ambassador Valdés how much we appreciate his work on the ground.

We wish to take this opportunity to thank the delegation of Germany for having initiated and coordinated the draft resolution.

I wish to take this opportunity to reaffirm my personal commitment to the members of the Council to remain vigilant and firm on this matter.

I wish to take this opportunity to thank Judge Møse for the appeal made to the international community along those lines.

I take this opportunity to reiterate the need to allow equitable representation of all regions and legal traditions within its secretariat.

I would also take this opportunity to acknowledge the important leadership of Special Representative of the Secretary General Juan Gabriel Valdés.

But may I take this opportunity to briefly address certain aspects and some recommendations of the report of the Secretary General.

We take this opportunity to thank the secretariat for the timely and very useful circulation of the records of those debates.

I would like to take this opportunity to express my appreciation to Mr. Wlosowicz for his dedication and effective leadership of UNFICYP.

We take this opportunity also to express our confidence in the diplomatic leadership of Argentina in guiding the affairs of the Council.

I take this opportunity to invite representatives from all interested countries and organizations to take part in the conference and the General Assembly meeting and to contribute to their work.

We would urge all delegations to take the opportunity to do so.

I would like to take this opportunity to focus on a few aspects where Switzerland sees a concrete role for the Security Council.

May I take this opportunity to commend the National Council of Swedish Youth Organizations (LSU) for taking a bold initiative in that regard.

I take this opportunity to extend to him our appreciation for the impressive leadership he is displaying at the helm of the CTC.

We would also like to take advantage of this opportunity to thank all those who contributed to the elaboration of the road map.

We, therefore, take this opportunity to urge States who are not parties to them to adhere to these treaties and join the mainstream.

We take this opportunity to reiterate our condolences to the families of the victims and to reaffirm our firm condemnation of the phenomenon.

I take this opportunity to commend all countries that continue to make contributions to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria.

The delegation of Uganda is grateful to the Security Council for having afforded us the opportunity to take part in this important debate.